Kaiserslautern are pursuing the top places while Sandhausen are more concerned with steering clear of relegation. Who will get the points?
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (15) in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in 2. Bundesliga
This could be an action-packed fixture with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Kaiserslautern form and stats
Kaiserslautern have collected 19 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 5-4-2. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Kaiserslautern, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The followers are hoping that Kaiserslautern will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Magdeburg (placed 12th). Luthe had a busy but productive day in the Magdeburg match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Greuther Furth.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Kaiserslautern's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 6 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Kaiserslautern have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fritz-Walter-Stadion with 19 goals in 11 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Sandhausen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sandhausen so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-8 (win-draw-lose). Sandhausen seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Sandhausen played 1-1 against Holstein Kiel in their previous match. The draw against Holstein Kiel came from a losing position. The Sandhausen manager Schwartz brought on Evina as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Goalkeeper Drewes got the top player rating of the team with 7.85/10. Drewes saved a penalty.
Prior to that match, the Sandhausen manager Schwartz faced defeat when travelling to Nürnberg and losing 0-1.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Sandhausen when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 7 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 3 and winning 1 game.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Sandhausen rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches. Sandhausen has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The teams involved met each other earlier on this campaign: Sandhausen - Kaiserslautern 0-0. Last ten meetings involving these sides: Kaiserslautern won five, Sandhausen were winners in four and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Boyd 11 goals |   D. Kinsombi 6 goals |  K. Redondo 5 goals |
Kaiserslautern missing players
Sandhausen missing players
| Kaiserslautern | Sandhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 37 | 19 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 30 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | 41 |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 78% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 74% |
| 57% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 57% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 26% |
| 13% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 61% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 57% |
| 17% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 30% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 13.2 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.2 | 10.3 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 40% | 41% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 31% |
| 14.5 | 13.3 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.2 | 16.6 | 14.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5 | 4.9 |
- Kaiserslautern have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (15) in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 49 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 48 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 46 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | St. Pauli | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Greuther Furth | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Magdeburg | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -11 | 27 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -17 | 20 |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -17 | 20 |
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